GM 3800 series II was a versatile and reliable engine.
what is the best v6 ever made?
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The MX-3 had a 1.8L V6 option, which edges out Toyota's 2.0L V6
Slow as balls, but the Alfa Milano V6 is the best driving and sounding car I ever had. If you stared at it you could see it slowly rusting away but the engine never let me down.
Toyota 3.5L 2GR-FE and Nissan 3.0L VQ (the VQ being my favorite - what a punch and good MPG).
LIM gaskets & Elbows on a 3800 is a pretty straight forward job. If people decided to junk a car solely because this, That's just ignorant.
The MX-3 had a 1.8L V6, I owned a '93 MX-3 for a short time & it was a blast to drive!
If Diesel I6 are included Mercedes OM606 & OM648 engines.
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We owned one briefly as well, was turquoise in colour, neat little car.
The Precidia was sold here as the MX-3. A 1.8 l V6 was available as an option. It was claimed to be the smallest-displacement mass-produced V6 ever. The base engine was a 1.6 l inline-4.
Totally agree. Even better once the usual items have been replaced ( upper manifold, lower intake gaskets)
Along those lines, I always enjoyed the sound of the SVT Contour (I had one)
The 2.5L Duratec made a pleasant sound as you rowed it through the gears.
The 2.5L Duratec made a pleasant sound as you rowed it through the gears.
Throwing out my love for the VR6.
Nothing else like it.
Nothing else like it.
I doubt it was junked because the person was "just ignorant". They likely got a repair quote that made keeping the vehicle not make sense. I'm someone who DIY's everything I can, but I fully understand that most people don't have the tools or knowledge to do so. That doesn't necessarily make them ignorant, just incapable of repairing their own vehicle.
Those would be inline-six engines, not V6. I personally don't have any V6 engines I like besides maybe the Honda J series V6s, as I prefer I-6 engines.
I knew somebody who put the 24 valve from the 164 in an old GTV. Would’ve been a great way to wake up my 2.5 Milano, that’s for sure....
I'm going to put in a vote for the little AJ25, V6 in my Jaguar X-Type. It's a 2.5L, 60 degree, 4 valve, Ford Duratec engine with a few Jaguar alterations. Such as variable valve timing, variable intake runner volume/length and direct acting mechanical bucket tappets.
I nominate it because in 200,000 miles, I've not been able to kill this thing, and short of pulling the oil drain plug off, I've tried everything I can think of. It does get 5W-40 Turbo Diesel Truck M1. So that helps it's otherwise weak rod bearings.
I nominate it because in 200,000 miles, I've not been able to kill this thing, and short of pulling the oil drain plug off, I've tried everything I can think of. It does get 5W-40 Turbo Diesel Truck M1. So that helps it's otherwise weak rod bearings.
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